To be fair. Palpatine would have won even if Anakin had come in. He could have easily overpowered Mace with the Force.
Really, then why didn't he? Yes, the Force Lightning was not the true extent of Sids power, but nevertheless Mace's Vapaad would have defeated it.
Mace wins this fight, though it will be well fought by Dooku.
Originally posted by Quinlan_Vos
Really, then why didn't he? Yes, the Force Lightning was not the true extent of Sids power, but nevertheless Mace's Vapaad would have defeated it.Mace wins this fight, though it will be well fought by Dooku.
Because it was clear Palpatine wanted to turn Anakin. He figured why not kill two birds with one stone. Come on from "I'm too weak; please don't kill me" to "Power! Unlimited power!!" the point where he blasted him forty feet away. Yeah, Palpatine was safe.
Sidious was never tired. He faked because if he did not stop, Anakin would not see him as this "weak Chancellor" but as a jedi killer. Palpatine said that he was weak, and begged him not to kill him. When Mace refused, Anakin thought the jedi were corrupted, since this man was begging for his life, yet got no mercy, exactly what Sidious wanted.
If you look carefully at that scene, you can see, right before when Sidious stops using lightning, that Mace gets hit on the hand by the lightning and removes one of his hands. Now since Sidious wasn't really tired, he could have continued, and with one hand, Mace would have 1/2 his strenght, and no balance at all with his blade, thus gotten overpowered.....
Force wise, I'd say Dooku.
What has Mace done to be put by Dooku? So he pushed around alot of droids when he fought on Dantooine, wow. Everyone can push a droid, the only difference was that Mace force push had longer range and he did it for a much longer time. The effect wasn't really much different from what Anakin and Obi-Wan did when they fought, Anakin even did a similair move during the beginning of the clone wars, as a padawan.
Didn't Mace in Shatterpoint confess that Dooku was superior to him anyway? I need to recheck that....
Anyway, Dooku also uses alot more offensive powers, like lightning, tossing things, gripping etc. The fact that he uses one hand free in a fight makes him able to use force powers during a duel, which would again put him as better suited in the force in a fight....
(Not saying Dooku is definently superior to Mace, but just saying that I think Dooku is a little superior in the force)
Yes, perhaps Dooku may have a wider arsenal of Force Powers. However, Mace's Vapaad is a superconducting loop that reflect back Dooku's anger, speed, and Force Lightning. In addition, Mace's shatterpoint can see Dooku's vulnerability.
In addition, let's use simple logic. Anakin Skywalker defeated Dooku, and according to you Rampant Ox, Mace is lesser than Dooku. So is Anakin greater than Mace, of course not!!! Yes, Mace might have claimed that Dooku was greater than him, but how many years ago does that pertain to? Mace>Anakin>Dooku.
guys. dooku wins. rampant ox aka christopher lee's number 1 fan stated enuff reasons.. dooku is considered in the top 10 sith. and he can't beat mace ? what is this ?? mace got UBERRR OWNED by dooku 13years b4 rots.. mace had perfected his style since then. dooku still owns him 13 years later. end of story.
Originally posted by Infinity
guys. dooku wins. rampant ox aka christopher lee's number 1 fan stated enuff reasons.. dooku is considered in the top 10 sith. and he can't beat mace ? what is this ?? mace got UBERRR OWNED by dooku 13years b4 rots.. mace had perfected his style since then. dooku still owns him 13 years later. end of story.
You do realize that 13 years is the difference between this:
and this:
Right?